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i want to turn to afghanistan. i want to turn to afghanistan.
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we have intensified activities in afghanistan. we got some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has handled and worked his way through this pretty well. we need to be looking long-term as the united states. we need to strengthen our economy. we need to bring jobs and prosperity back to america because ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rests more on our economy than it does on the men and women in uniform. >> analyst will say that a number of major policy years -- president obama has continued many of the major bush administration policies. if you believe that thesis, i am wondering about how different things would be under a republican administration. essentially, is there a fairly unified foreign policy right now among both parties, or do you see real difference is? >> it is a great question. first, i want to say that the president clearly announced what he was going to do during the campaign. it was not always whatever bush did, but he made it clear that he was going to, unlike p
we have intensified activities in afghanistan. we got some operational results and we are on a draw down there. i think he has handled and worked his way through this pretty well. we need to be looking long-term as the united states. we need to strengthen our economy. we need to bring jobs and prosperity back to america because ultimately america's strength and influence in the world rests more on our economy than it does on the men and women in uniform. >> analyst will say that a number...
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i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable and it is costing us too much in human lives and financial resources to continue. it can't continue for another 18 months as called for by the president, let alone even longer. i stand here tonight more convinced than ever that it is time to forge a new path, a new strategy, built upon past and present accomplishments and more aggressively focused on reducing the military footprint in afghanistan than the plan described by the president last month, accelerating the transition of combat operations and intense international and regional effor
i just returned from a trip to afghanistan. i cannot describe how impressed i am with the commitment, the dedication and the work carried out every single day by our men and women in uniform and those in the civilian services. i met and spoke with them in kabul, bases and air force bases and small villages. quite simply, they are incredible. but over and over and over again, i heard the same message, this is not sustainable. the strategy that we are pursuing in afghanistan is not sustainable...
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forces in afghanistan. the president will begin drawing down some of the troops in afghanistan in july, with all combat forces out by 2014. the house is in recess, waiting for the senate to finish work on extending provisions of the patriot act. a final vote on the legislation is still pending in the senate. the associated press writes that the extension debate led to a showdown between the senate's most powerful member, majority leader harry reid, and a first term lawmaker. rand paul opposes the patriot act provisions on the grounds that they violate privacy. he wanted to offer amendments to the legislation, including one that would have excluded on records for patriot act investigations. live coverage of the senate is on c-span2. segments of the law dealing with wiretaps are still up for debate. here is a segment from this morning tense "washington journal." from arlington, good morning virginia this morning. . guest: good morning. host: let's talk politics in 2012. vice-president joe biden -- what did he
forces in afghanistan. the president will begin drawing down some of the troops in afghanistan in july, with all combat forces out by 2014. the house is in recess, waiting for the senate to finish work on extending provisions of the patriot act. a final vote on the legislation is still pending in the senate. the associated press writes that the extension debate led to a showdown between the senate's most powerful member, majority leader harry reid, and a first term lawmaker. rand paul opposes...
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afghanistan is not the only country that matters in this world. and it shows that we have not had a balanced, moderate foreign policy. would the prime minister agree that this is a reason to accelerate the drawdown of resources from afghanistan so we can meet the many crises in the world which will confront us over the next decade? >> i don't think this is an either/or. i know my honorable friend has considerable experience in afghanistan. but i think the drawdown should take place. we've set an end date for it. but between now and then, it should be done with our nato partners to make sure we're doing on the ground what we need to do so that that country can have some chance of controlling its own affairs, providing its own security. but our aim in afghanistan is no more than the afghans themselves should be able to secure that country so it doesn't require the presence of foreign troop. it's as simple as that. >> the last two weeks have shown that not everything in the middle east is necessarily contingent upon the israeli palestinian conflict.
afghanistan is not the only country that matters in this world. and it shows that we have not had a balanced, moderate foreign policy. would the prime minister agree that this is a reason to accelerate the drawdown of resources from afghanistan so we can meet the many crises in the world which will confront us over the next decade? >> i don't think this is an either/or. i know my honorable friend has considerable experience in afghanistan. but i think the drawdown should take place. we've...
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strategy on afghanistan and pakistan. on c-span2, kenneth feinberg talks about the implementation of the pp compensation fund. -- the bp compensation fund. and on c-span3, home and security secretary janet nepalitano talks about immigration policy and security -- , and security. >> every weekend on a "american history tv," the people and events that document the country. .here'll be a panel discussion look for the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history. or for the schedule in your in box, click the c-span alert button. this week on c-span2, general mcvet -- general westmoreland lead euna states army forces during be a bomb. adis killing of the unraveling of the auto industry >> earlier today, the house approved two bills dealing with the federal tax code. one repeals a 3% government federal withholding on contractor payments from the government. it passed. there is a measure that effectively pays for that but also passed. here is a look at that debate now. it runs 45 minutes. y consume. the speaker pro tempore: th
strategy on afghanistan and pakistan. on c-span2, kenneth feinberg talks about the implementation of the pp compensation fund. -- the bp compensation fund. and on c-span3, home and security secretary janet nepalitano talks about immigration policy and security -- , and security. >> every weekend on a "american history tv," the people and events that document the country. .here'll be a panel discussion look for the complete we can schedule at c-span.org/history. or for the...
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good morning to those here, good evening in afghanistan. i'd like to welcome pack to the pentagon briefing room, army lieutenant general david rodriguez. he's commander of the international security assistance force joint command, also known as i.j.c. and also the deputy commander of the united states forces afghanistan. general rodriguez's current tour began in june, 2009, he became the first commander of the i.j.c. in october of that year. prior to that, general rodriguez was commander of regional command east for 15 months from january, 2007 to april, 2008. next week after two straight years in command and more than 40 months in after gap stan over the past 4 1/2 year, general rodriguez is ski wruled to change command and return stateside to have u.s. army forces command. the general most recently joined us here in person last february and we're very grate to feel see him this morning via satellite for an update on operations before he changes command. with that, general, i'll return it to you. >> good morning, dave. thank you for that i
good morning to those here, good evening in afghanistan. i'd like to welcome pack to the pentagon briefing room, army lieutenant general david rodriguez. he's commander of the international security assistance force joint command, also known as i.j.c. and also the deputy commander of the united states forces afghanistan. general rodriguez's current tour began in june, 2009, he became the first commander of the i.j.c. in october of that year. prior to that, general rodriguez was commander of...
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in afghanistan. the intent is clear. it is time to bring u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan to an end and to bring our troops home. the war effort in afghanistan is no longer serving its purpose of enhancing the security of the united states, which should be our goal. we were attacked on 9/11 by al qaeda. al qaeda had bases in afghanistan. it made sense to go in and destroy those bases, and we did. we had every right. we had every duty to destroy bases which are being used to plot attacks against the united states. but the c.i.a. tells us there are now fewer than 100 al qaeda personnel in all of the country of afghanistan. congress and the american people helped greatly reduce u.s. involvement in iraq through the election in 2006 and 2008, we forced a new direction in iraq and helped bring thousands of troops home. we must now do the same in afghanistan. the intent of this amendment is to reduce the funding for afghanistan sufficiently to leave enough funds to provide for the safe and orderly
in afghanistan. the intent is clear. it is time to bring u.s. involvement in the war in afghanistan to an end and to bring our troops home. the war effort in afghanistan is no longer serving its purpose of enhancing the security of the united states, which should be our goal. we were attacked on 9/11 by al qaeda. al qaeda had bases in afghanistan. it made sense to go in and destroy those bases, and we did. we had every right. we had every duty to destroy bases which are being used to plot...
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his model for our allies and participants in afghanistan. we're grateful for the work he has done personally and grateful for the sacrifices of danish troops in helping to underwrite the security of all of us. we also discussed the situation in the middle east and the prime minister has been a leader in europe, making sure we fight tough sanctions against the gadhafi regime. we share the view that he has lost legitimacy and needs to leave and we have to speak firmly against any violence that is directed at civilians. we have to make sure to provide humanitarian assistance inside libya as well as along the border regions where so many people laughed and it will be important to look at a wide range of options and continued to tighten the noose along mr. gaddafi and apply pressure. it will be interested -- important to look at every single option that is available to us in bringing about a better outcome for the libyan people. we discussed our cooperation, and counter-terrorism efforts and i appreciate the leadership that prime minister rasmuss
his model for our allies and participants in afghanistan. we're grateful for the work he has done personally and grateful for the sacrifices of danish troops in helping to underwrite the security of all of us. we also discussed the situation in the middle east and the prime minister has been a leader in europe, making sure we fight tough sanctions against the gadhafi regime. we share the view that he has lost legitimacy and needs to leave and we have to speak firmly against any violence that is...
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forces in afghanistan. second of all, the president, as i said, is extremely knowledgeable about the situation in afghanistan, about the success that our policy has had and our strategy has met in afghanistan since the beginning of its implementation in late 2009. i would note again that the president's objectives, that he set out in that announcement, were quite clear. primary priority, primary objective, disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda. second, stabilize afghanistan so that it can -- will no longer become a haven for terrorists like al qaeda who have as their goal of doing harm to the united states. those objectives are being met, we've had a significant amount of success in meeting those objectives and the president has, as i said, been very engaged in the process of evaluating that. we're not there yet, obviously, but it's important to remember what the objectives were from the beginning and what they were not. and the president will i think make that clear again tomorrow evening. >> how much doe
forces in afghanistan. second of all, the president, as i said, is extremely knowledgeable about the situation in afghanistan, about the success that our policy has had and our strategy has met in afghanistan since the beginning of its implementation in late 2009. i would note again that the president's objectives, that he set out in that announcement, were quite clear. primary priority, primary objective, disrupt, dismantle and defeat al qaeda. second, stabilize afghanistan so that it can --...
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if you visit the women in afghanistan, if you visit the women of afghanistan, many women in the congress have done, and some of our male colleagues as well, they will tell you whether you're talking about educated women in kabul, but really more relevant to me, poor, poor women in the provinces. i visited a group of women in one province -- a number of provinces and spoken to women there. and the women there say, we really want to educate our daughters eric we want to have access to health care clinics and the rest but we can't have that until we have security and we can't have security until we end corruption. so many things going on in afghanistan that must change. and there will be a better chance of their changing if we make an investment in the civilian side of this transition. whether it's diplomacy, whether it's part of the construction, they tell me not to say reconstruction because not much was there before. construction there, where they're building schools work evisited little girls in school in different parts of afghanistan, very encouraging. our troops know that we have to
if you visit the women in afghanistan, if you visit the women of afghanistan, many women in the congress have done, and some of our male colleagues as well, they will tell you whether you're talking about educated women in kabul, but really more relevant to me, poor, poor women in the provinces. i visited a group of women in one province -- a number of provinces and spoken to women there. and the women there say, we really want to educate our daughters eric we want to have access to health care...
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allegiance to afghanistan, throw down their arms, that afghanistan will take them back. they understand there has to be a political solution to this fight here. i think this gives us a great opportunity. i think president karzai and the afghans look at it that way as well. i hope it does. the afghan people deserve this opportunity to live a better life and reintegration will go a long way. >> we when we spoke to you last time you were talking about your cooperation with pakistani 11th corps. i'm wondering if there was a change in that since the mission to kill bin laden. are the pakistanis starting to cooperate on taking down the network at least along the border region? >> thanks for the question. i think the last, we have been working the border piece since day one. we have been working the reelingship with the 11th corps. the frontiere scouts. i have gone to -- frontier scouts. i have gone to pakistan several times. times. i think at the tactic aol cooperation level that cooperation over the last two months is the best we have seen it. battalion to battalion, brigade
allegiance to afghanistan, throw down their arms, that afghanistan will take them back. they understand there has to be a political solution to this fight here. i think this gives us a great opportunity. i think president karzai and the afghans look at it that way as well. i hope it does. the afghan people deserve this opportunity to live a better life and reintegration will go a long way. >> we when we spoke to you last time you were talking about your cooperation with pakistani 11th...
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. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied explosion pin logar province, i was talking to a group of men who are responsible for finding the ied to protect the other men. gregg's our purpose is to clear the roads -- >> our purpose is to clear the roads for possible well for the soldiers as as the nationals as well as they -- as they travel these roads. our mission is to protect the population and provide them the ability to move freely. >> these guys will roll out every day in these gigantic armored vehicles, mixing vehicles -- a relief tall one with a robotic arm called the buffalo, and another that scans the ground and protection vehicles. they
. >> do protection and security in afghanistan -- protection and secured in afghanistan depends largely kandahar province. that is the headquarters of the taliban. the provinces just south of kabul, which are the agricultural provinces, places like logar and wardak, they are ied galleries, just bombing galleries. toy're working or to try lock those provinces down to protect kabul. but there are thousands of i-80 's per year -- of ied's per year. a few days before was caught up in an ied...
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if you look at iraq and afghanistan veterans, their unemployment rate is 13.3%. among iraq and afghanistan veterans, if you look at 18 to 24-year-olds, their unemployment is at 30%. secondly, and i talked a little bit about the guard and reservists, 100,000 demobilizing this year, they're suffering from 13% unemployment. in some rural communities, they have 13% unemployment after serving their country for a year in places like afghanistan and iraq. thirdly, the president said we would bring 33,000 additional troops back from afghanistan and we all know that there are place in the works right now to significantly drawdown the armed forces. well, if you take all those things together and you look at the populations we just talked about, the number is going to grow to 1.1 million to 1.2 million and that is not acceptable. why else did the chamber get involved? first of all, many of our members want to hire veterans. small companies, medium-sized companies, big companies want to hire veterans. before i took this job i was the chief of staff at the chamber before i re
if you look at iraq and afghanistan veterans, their unemployment rate is 13.3%. among iraq and afghanistan veterans, if you look at 18 to 24-year-olds, their unemployment is at 30%. secondly, and i talked a little bit about the guard and reservists, 100,000 demobilizing this year, they're suffering from 13% unemployment. in some rural communities, they have 13% unemployment after serving their country for a year in places like afghanistan and iraq. thirdly, the president said we would bring...
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it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department published a document, a 21 page document that includes goals and measures of performance for the police development program. but if my friends baby, not nine. thematic thank you very much. i look at five-minute now to mr. welch from vermont. >> thank you very much, mr. labrador. i want to thank each and everyone of you for the terrific work you're doing. a lot of situations here in covering reflect the impossible expectations oftentimes congress has and if it were as easy as writing a check and having police force in iraq and afgha
it's not afghanistan. this is a country that has significant wealth, should be all to contribute, that has not been forced to do so in a program is crucial as this. >> i know i've run out of time, that mr. geisel d.o. comments on this? >> well, first of all i am not going to second-guess my friend and colleague on by his people found. and of course the people you need to bring up here are the people from the state department to comment on what he found. i saw that the department...
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no one wants to lose afghanistan. all of us are so mindful of the enormous sacrifices that are military men and women have made in afghanistan and the enormous amount of taxpayer dollars that have been spent. senator brown ask you a question today about what our mission is. you talked about the goal of having afghanistan be a stable state. that is certainly something that i want also. to me, that seems to be a never ending mission. i do not see how we get to a stable state in afghanistan. let me give you an example. a key to our transition in afghanistan, a key to our troops being able to come home is the development of a confident, aggressive afghan security force. we have made a lot of progress in that area. i look at the cost of maintaining the afghan security force. in this year's presidential budget request, is $12.8 billion. the total afghanistan gross domestic product is about $30 billion and 97% of afghanistan's gdp is derived from spending related to international military and donor community presence. when i
no one wants to lose afghanistan. all of us are so mindful of the enormous sacrifices that are military men and women have made in afghanistan and the enormous amount of taxpayer dollars that have been spent. senator brown ask you a question today about what our mission is. you talked about the goal of having afghanistan be a stable state. that is certainly something that i want also. to me, that seems to be a never ending mission. i do not see how we get to a stable state in afghanistan. let...
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an afghanistan-pakistan study group was needed. among those distinguished individuals who embraced the idea was former ambassador to iraq, ryan crocker. sadly, the war has remained distant for many americans. it is rarely spoken of from the presidential bullet post. in fact, a recent fox news piece reported, quote, the last time obama specifically devoted a full public speech to afghanistan was december 9, 2009, 16 months ago, when he announced at west point that he was sending an additional 30,000 u.s. troops to that war-torn country. and this congress ought to be looking at this also. further, the war is seldom covered in great depth in the news, and yet for the husbands and wives and mothers and fathers, sons and daughters who have sent off a loved one in uniform, the war in afghanistan is anything but distant. it is uncertainty and sacrifice. it is separation and worry and many times it is life and death. despite my several letters to the president and senior administration officials calling for a vigorous debate and discussion
an afghanistan-pakistan study group was needed. among those distinguished individuals who embraced the idea was former ambassador to iraq, ryan crocker. sadly, the war has remained distant for many americans. it is rarely spoken of from the presidential bullet post. in fact, a recent fox news piece reported, quote, the last time obama specifically devoted a full public speech to afghanistan was december 9, 2009, 16 months ago, when he announced at west point that he was sending an additional...
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security to afghanistan. a plan. so we can begin the process of redevelopment. just a plan within 60 days as our distinguished democratic leader said here on the floor last week when we were debating this, who could be against that? well, apparently the overwhelming majority of house republicans could be against it and are against it and voted against it. then, they topped it off by voting to eliminate the modest public investment in the united states or the u.s. institute of peace, an institute that carries out well-respected life-saving work on peaceful conflict resolution around the world. last night, the majority played a game of chicken with the global financial credibility of the united states, holding a vote on the debt ceiling that was designed to fail. i challenge them, you want meaningful spending cuts as a condition for a debt ceiling increase? then stop giving the pentagon unlimited use of the taxpayers' a.t.m. card. stop putting the full faith of the united states credit on the line in order to w
security to afghanistan. a plan. so we can begin the process of redevelopment. just a plan within 60 days as our distinguished democratic leader said here on the floor last week when we were debating this, who could be against that? well, apparently the overwhelming majority of house republicans could be against it and are against it and voted against it. then, they topped it off by voting to eliminate the modest public investment in the united states or the u.s. institute of peace, an...
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number one, there's very little local government infrastructure in afghanistan. the fact that we build a road or a school doesn't mean there's a government or authority to maintain it. so we build something, the moment we turn the keys over it falls into disuse and disrepair. second, the expense of doing this is enormous. you know, it may make sense to to these civic projects that do create some good will, but to do them, mr. speaker, in a middle of a shooting war or is it better to do it before or after the war when you have a chance to -- for this implementation to occur? third, there's an immense amount of ripping off of money from the american taxpayer. it goes -- it gets lost, it gets picked up. it's too rampant in afghanistan. so according to a report in "the washington post," and, mr. speaker, i will be asking you to submit "the washington post" in the record, half of this money, minimum of $400 million, has gone missing. it's wasted and it's coming out of our taxpayer pockets. our amendment, my amendment would cut in half the $400 million, reduce it to $0
number one, there's very little local government infrastructure in afghanistan. the fact that we build a road or a school doesn't mean there's a government or authority to maintain it. so we build something, the moment we turn the keys over it falls into disuse and disrepair. second, the expense of doing this is enormous. you know, it may make sense to to these civic projects that do create some good will, but to do them, mr. speaker, in a middle of a shooting war or is it better to do it...
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during its nine-year war in afghanistan. public polls are clear, americans know the cost of the war in afghanistan is unsustainable and want us to withdraw as soon as possible. when it comes to cutting back on support for the neediest americans, we can't seem to face the urgent reality that the money that we spend abroad needs to be spent here at home. the financial facts tell the story, taxpayers in my district in seattle have spent $1.1 trillion -- billion for afghanistan war to date. think about that. one city, $1.1 billion. for the same amount of money we could provide health care for 700,000 children from low-income families or put 125,000 kids in head start or health care for 150,000 more veterans. imagine how different it would be if states like wisconsin which faces a $3.6 billion budget deficit did not have to bear the cost of the war in afghanistan. so the question before us is simple, what is our priority? fighting a war with no end? or investing in the american people? the answer lies in what kind of country we a
during its nine-year war in afghanistan. public polls are clear, americans know the cost of the war in afghanistan is unsustainable and want us to withdraw as soon as possible. when it comes to cutting back on support for the neediest americans, we can't seem to face the urgent reality that the money that we spend abroad needs to be spent here at home. the financial facts tell the story, taxpayers in my district in seattle have spent $1.1 trillion -- billion for afghanistan war to date. think...
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it's way past time to bring our troops home from afghanistan. i can't authorize anymore funding that doesn't explicitly call on the president to plan and carry out the accelerated removal of our troops. bring them home, mr. president. bring them all home now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. flooris, for five minutes. there flooris n -- mr. floris: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate a constituent of texas district 17. his name is robert griffin iii of waco, texas, he's the recipient of the 2011 heisman trophy -- memorial trophy. the son of two u.s. army sergeants, archie three, epitomizes -- rg 3. epitomizes what it is to be a role model for all americans. during the baylor bears 2011 season, he threw for nearly 4,000 yards and 45 touchdowns. his 7 % completion rate placed him among the most accurate passer in the nation. and only player in the country had a had at least 3,00 passing yards and 300 rushing yards. he's only one of three players in the
it's way past time to bring our troops home from afghanistan. i can't authorize anymore funding that doesn't explicitly call on the president to plan and carry out the accelerated removal of our troops. bring them home, mr. president. bring them all home now. i yield back the balance of my time. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from texas, mr. flooris, for five minutes. there flooris n -- mr. floris: thank you, mr. speaker. i rise today to congratulate a constituent...
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>> with respect to just out of afghanistan, with respect to the threats growing in afghanistan clearly we had some expectation that they would move to these spectacular assassinations, and we do not dismiss them. they're very serious threats in that regard. the taliban suffered pretty significantly last year. they no longer in many places on the battle space, and we expect that to continue, and that is what they have moved to and we're working hard to protect our forces and also provide enhanced security for the senior afghan officials which are targeted here. and the second part of the question? >> india -- >> as you know, i have felt for a long time this is a regional issue. you talk about south asia. it is a south asian and regional challenge that all countries have the united states has vital interests in the region, so that the countries that live there, and we'll have to continue to work to address these challenges or they will get worse. i am encouraged specifically with the discussions between pakistan and india in recent weeks and months. at least if i understand both governme
>> with respect to just out of afghanistan, with respect to the threats growing in afghanistan clearly we had some expectation that they would move to these spectacular assassinations, and we do not dismiss them. they're very serious threats in that regard. the taliban suffered pretty significantly last year. they no longer in many places on the battle space, and we expect that to continue, and that is what they have moved to and we're working hard to protect our forces and also provide...
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afghanistan qualified on all three of these points. in that sense, and not -- i think it could be a good analogy with a number. pohichost: here is a tweet. is there any connection between the troops being prone to do these drugs? guest: it is not as great a problem there like in vietnam it is true that some of the isaf soldiers have been using drugs. and did you do -- and they do drug testing. some of these guys literally wand off the reservation after being struck out and are not to be s seen again. >> coming up later today, and panel discussion on the role of white house press secretaries. schedule but dissidents include several former presidential spokespeople -- several participants include former presidential spokespeople. you can see that live here on c- span. >> tonight, on "the communicators," karen evans and timothy car -- karr on the ability of the u.s. to shut down the internet and deborah wheeler on the impact of the internet on the middle east and its contribution to political awareness. tonight on2. -- tonight on c-span2.
afghanistan qualified on all three of these points. in that sense, and not -- i think it could be a good analogy with a number. pohichost: here is a tweet. is there any connection between the troops being prone to do these drugs? guest: it is not as great a problem there like in vietnam it is true that some of the isaf soldiers have been using drugs. and did you do -- and they do drug testing. some of these guys literally wand off the reservation after being struck out and are not to be s seen...
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good evening in afghanistan. i am honored to introduce the commander of the international assistance force, also known as isap. u.s. marine corps general john allen. he took command three weeks ago. he commands a multinational coalition of troops drawn from 48 troop-contributing nations. he joins us from his headquarters in kabul. the general will have some opening comments and he will take your questions. i will turn things over to you. thanks. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the time today to discuss our nation's efforts in afghanistan. you know last friday night we lost 30 american service members when a helicopter went down. we're saddened by the loss of these magnificent americans. these magnificent americans. we honor their courage , duty, and sacrifice. we offer our eternal gratitude for of the defense of our people. this was a difficult military campaign. this was a singular incident in a broader conflict in which we're making important strides and considerable progress. we face challenges ahea
good evening in afghanistan. i am honored to introduce the commander of the international assistance force, also known as isap. u.s. marine corps general john allen. he took command three weeks ago. he commands a multinational coalition of troops drawn from 48 troop-contributing nations. he joins us from his headquarters in kabul. the general will have some opening comments and he will take your questions. i will turn things over to you. thanks. ladies and gentlemen, thank you for taking the...
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we tend to focus oftentimes on iraq, afghanistan. however, often times in the media we fail to pay attention to the problems that are close at home. we are facing challenges what violence at the border. jobalize you've been on the for a week, general petraeus. ulo t both of your thoughts as to the ever escalating violence that we are watching across the border from us and what if anything this committee should be doing to ensure that our borders are safe and that nothing bad happens, which i think -- the more unrest of the border, the more unlikely the -- what can happen with the mexican cartels and inviting folks from other parts of the world to participate in the mischief. >> you alluded to something that is a great and growing concern to all of us in the intelligence committee and in the ct domain, which is the growth of the homegrown variety of extremists. that is fed by -- motivated by engaging online with al qaeda and other extremist forms. the reason that is such a critical challenge for us is the homegrown variant often doesn
we tend to focus oftentimes on iraq, afghanistan. however, often times in the media we fail to pay attention to the problems that are close at home. we are facing challenges what violence at the border. jobalize you've been on the for a week, general petraeus. ulo t both of your thoughts as to the ever escalating violence that we are watching across the border from us and what if anything this committee should be doing to ensure that our borders are safe and that nothing bad happens, which i...
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the afghanistan i.e.d. threat cannot be defeated without addressing the networks and precursors in pakistan. to defeat the pakistan produced h.m.e. it needs combined authorities, policies and capabilities, many agencies of our government, coalition partners and especially the intelligence community. we need to identify the key facilitators into afghanistan and we need to identify specific financial networks for these h.m.e. networks as well as identify these key finance -- financiers. we need to work on the same page because right now there is a severe gap between what the d.o.d. considers number one priority, our defense guys over there, our soldiers and marines on the ground, their number one priority is different from the intelligence community's number one priority. the intelligence community right now goes after high-value targets, they go after the bad guys, wherever they might be found. but we need to work together on these i.e.d.'s from pakistan. it's the only way we can defeat them. with that, mada
the afghanistan i.e.d. threat cannot be defeated without addressing the networks and precursors in pakistan. to defeat the pakistan produced h.m.e. it needs combined authorities, policies and capabilities, many agencies of our government, coalition partners and especially the intelligence community. we need to identify the key facilitators into afghanistan and we need to identify specific financial networks for these h.m.e. networks as well as identify these key finance -- financiers. we need...
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it is great to be here instead of afghanistan. that reminds me that it is better to be in afghanistan than washington, d.c., especially right now. when he was a little boy, he would go swimming with his knife to kill fish. that is if you believe everything that you read in "the to, press people he made his first wet suit out of scraps of rubber. -- everything you read in "the tacoma press." "tacoma plays it's part in osama bin laden raid." or "tacoma mom gushes in son's role in finding osama bin laden ." [applause] way. beautiful, by the he told her nothing. he hadn't called her for four days. he called her to tell her when his retirement ceremony would be taking place. it occurred. it was successful. and now we are on to today. well, we are hoping to get a bit more than that from him tonight, but i will tell you right off of the bat that amaral olson has had a successful career as a seal because he has kept his mouth shut. this is how far i got in advance. in an off the record session, what he said in that session, i started to t
it is great to be here instead of afghanistan. that reminds me that it is better to be in afghanistan than washington, d.c., especially right now. when he was a little boy, he would go swimming with his knife to kill fish. that is if you believe everything that you read in "the to, press people he made his first wet suit out of scraps of rubber. -- everything you read in "the tacoma press." "tacoma plays it's part in osama bin laden raid." or "tacoma mom gushes in...
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afghanistan. our mission in iraq. our mission in libya. and the doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflective of what they are hearing from their constituents. i think the president has a role to play here. and the president really needs to step up and help the american people stay -- understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country. >> >> [unintelligible] >> i have been supportive of the president's goals in afghanistan. i have been supportive of the surge in troops in afghanistan. and i said then and i will continue to say, as long as the president is listening to our diplomats and commanders on the ground, i will support him. i do not know what the correct number should or should not be, but he continues to work with our diplomats and generals on the ground. he will have my support if he does that. thank you all. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2011] >> the house today has
afghanistan. our mission in iraq. our mission in libya. and the doubts that our members have, frankly, are reflective of what they are hearing from their constituents. i think the president has a role to play here. and the president really needs to step up and help the american people stay -- understand why these missions are vital to the national security interests of our country. >> >> [unintelligible] >> i have been supportive of the president's goals in afghanistan. i have...
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, especially western afghanistan. by all measures, that is a good thing. it's a good thing for the people of afghanistan, it's a good thing for the people of iran, and it's a good thing for the prospects of peace and democracy. if that is going on back and forth, especially if we have a democratic country in afghanistan. that's the first thing. the second thing, i am limited to a degree in what i can say, but it is troubling, some of the weapons we have found in afghanistan and some of the munitions we found in afghanistan that clearly have their source -- and this is nothing the generals have not said -- it is troubling and that's all i'm going to say on that. >> and do we have a final question? go for it. >> my question is, when we come back and ask for security from the international community, like indians are working and other nations are there, what they're asking many people now is what guarantee can you give them a for their safety? >> what i would say is the fact that they are asking that question is a sign o
, especially western afghanistan. by all measures, that is a good thing. it's a good thing for the people of afghanistan, it's a good thing for the people of iran, and it's a good thing for the prospects of peace and democracy. if that is going on back and forth, especially if we have a democratic country in afghanistan. that's the first thing. the second thing, i am limited to a degree in what i can say, but it is troubling, some of the weapons we have found in afghanistan and some of the...
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general james jones was the only witness. >> afghanistan, i visited a post which is on the border of pakistan, and a hot spot in terms cut of network activities coming out of the sanctuaries. and i spoke with our intelligence committee personnel and others there about the impact of those sanctuaries and their analysis of the war. i then flew north to a place where the unfortunate incident of the blue mosque took place not so low that. in order to understand how the groups there in the north, where there are uzbeks, to see how they he prospects of reconciliation. and in kabul, in addition to meetings, i met with the afghan cabinet ministers, provincial governors, civil society leaders, and with president karzai and discuss the upcoming transition and the steps we all need to take to ensure its success. finally, i had the distinct pleasure and honor of meeting with our men and women in uniform, including 500 national guard troops from massachusetts who are serving at can phoenix just on the outskirts of kabul. i know all of us feel us every time we go there, you cannot help but be impr
general james jones was the only witness. >> afghanistan, i visited a post which is on the border of pakistan, and a hot spot in terms cut of network activities coming out of the sanctuaries. and i spoke with our intelligence committee personnel and others there about the impact of those sanctuaries and their analysis of the war. i then flew north to a place where the unfortunate incident of the blue mosque took place not so low that. in order to understand how the groups there in the...
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yes, afghanistan and osama bin laden cost 9/11. third, what you said aut no corporate welfare, that is what you are doing because they pay you off with their lobbyists. that is the truth. guest: i take exception to that last comment. good morning. as it relat to libya, it does scare me what we are doing there because i do not think the president has come to the congress to make the case to get the resources and backing of the american people. what he said when he announced he was going to join in the effort is he got authorization from the united nations. authorization comes from the united states congress. the president has still filled on this. -- failed on this. in terms of iraq, i was only elected to congress and the 111th congress. i am starting my third year. based on the information presented, i thought i would have supported that. based on what we know now, i do not think we should have gone into iraq in the first place. host: this is an e-mail from one of our viewers -- guest: again, i think congress has not lived up to it
yes, afghanistan and osama bin laden cost 9/11. third, what you said aut no corporate welfare, that is what you are doing because they pay you off with their lobbyists. that is the truth. guest: i take exception to that last comment. good morning. as it relat to libya, it does scare me what we are doing there because i do not think the president has come to the congress to make the case to get the resources and backing of the american people. what he said when he announced he was going to join...
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that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is not a partisan stance. you just heard congressman walter jones from north carolina. this is common sense. several republicans in this body oppose this war. even some of the republicans running for president have expressed concern about continuing the military occupation much longer. it's simply not acceptable to ask for more patience and more time for this strategy to work. you mean 10 years isn't enough? how many families were missing a seat at the table on father's day this past weekend because we kept giving this dreadful policy one more chance? afghanistan casualties are on the rise,
that's not a new way forward in afghanistan. we were promised a new way forward in afghanistan. and it's going to take 18 months just to get even that much done. how many times are we going to move the goal post? anything less than a major shift in afghanistan policy will be a huge disappointment to the americans who are paying for it in blood and treasure. clear, strong jorts of our country -- majorities of our country believe it's time we finally end this awful foreign policy blunder. this is...
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but reconciliation house to be a part of the long term process in afghanistan if afghanistan is going to evolve into a peaceful country. >> i understand that. obviously, there's not much of al qaeda presence in afghanistan. a year or two ago we were told there were less than 100 outside operative spirit and we have been devoting a great deal of both blood and treasure focused almost entirely on defeating taliban insurgents, taliban fighters. i understand that are ultimately there will have to be some kind of reconciliation. i just wonder if the language was regrettable at all. >> only when taken out of context, as i just explained, that it is regrettable to explain it out of context. it is a simple fact that we went into afghanistan because of the attack on the united states on the timber 11, 2001. -- september 11, 2001. we are there in afghanistan now to help stabilize afghanistan, and to do so in part because where al qaeda and other terrorists have amos for attacks on the united states -- have an aim for a tax on the united states, they cannot establish a foothold from within that
but reconciliation house to be a part of the long term process in afghanistan if afghanistan is going to evolve into a peaceful country. >> i understand that. obviously, there's not much of al qaeda presence in afghanistan. a year or two ago we were told there were less than 100 outside operative spirit and we have been devoting a great deal of both blood and treasure focused almost entirely on defeating taliban insurgents, taliban fighters. i understand that are ultimately there will...
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afghanistan, i thought -- i think this is a great example of what we should be using our military for. we were attacked, we attacked back and after having been in afghanistan for six months we wiped out al qaeda. that was 10 years ago. we're building roads, schools, bridges, highways and hospitals in iraq and afghanistan and other countries in the world and don't we have those same needs here in this country? [applause] reducing military spending by 43% depends on strong military allies. we have to share this responsibility with our allies. we're a strong ally of israel, we will remain a strong military ally with israel. i have been to israel, i've talked to netanyahu. they don't want foreign aid, they just want our support which will always be there and deliver that support. our european allies, so much has been made of these infrastructure projects, transportation infrastructure projects in europe. health care in europe, we've picked up the tab, they haven't had to. this needs to be shared worldwide and we need to have a vigilance against the war on terror, on terrorism, and we will
afghanistan, i thought -- i think this is a great example of what we should be using our military for. we were attacked, we attacked back and after having been in afghanistan for six months we wiped out al qaeda. that was 10 years ago. we're building roads, schools, bridges, highways and hospitals in iraq and afghanistan and other countries in the world and don't we have those same needs here in this country? [applause] reducing military spending by 43% depends on strong military allies. we...
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why are we still in afghanistan? and i looked at him and i said, i don't know why we are still there. mr. speaker, it makes no sense. the american people and the people of the third district of north carolina are saying we have won. bin laden is dead. al qaeda has been dispersed all over the world. mr. speaker, it is time as we debate these very difficult complex issues for our nation that we get smart with our foreign policy, and smart means let's don't try to police the world. history has proven you will never change afghanistan. it will never change no matter what we do or any other country tries to do. so, mr. speaker, beside me is a poster with a flag draped coffin coming offer the plane at dover and with humility i tell you today, mr. speaker, i signed over 10,400 letters to families and extended families who lost loved ones in afghanistan and iraq. i thank god he has allowed me to have a heart large enough to fill the -- feel the pain of war because i have never been to war. but when i sign those letters, i fe
why are we still in afghanistan? and i looked at him and i said, i don't know why we are still there. mr. speaker, it makes no sense. the american people and the people of the third district of north carolina are saying we have won. bin laden is dead. al qaeda has been dispersed all over the world. mr. speaker, it is time as we debate these very difficult complex issues for our nation that we get smart with our foreign policy, and smart means let's don't try to police the world. history has...
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there is a group within afghanistan that is happy we are there. we have added to the gross domestic product manyfold. the taliban are happy we are there. there is some irony going on. we're spending a lot of money in afghanistan. we need to rethink that. guest: we were briefed by the experts when i was in afghanistan in march. even a limited amount of siphoning of u.s. money has a terrible impact. our report finds that the second largest source of money for the insurgency is siphoned off u.s. funds. that would be a couple of hundred million dollars. that would be a big piece of the taliban budgets. guest: that is the general. we give you more specifics. half of our military efforts are contractors. they do not train with the military. byhoughtws are not sof the military. it would be someone who is focused on contractors. focused on contractors. we have a qdr in the military, there five-year plan of action. we think there should be 8 da dual-headed person so that they are talking about operations and talking about money and making sure the two mix.
there is a group within afghanistan that is happy we are there. we have added to the gross domestic product manyfold. the taliban are happy we are there. there is some irony going on. we're spending a lot of money in afghanistan. we need to rethink that. guest: we were briefed by the experts when i was in afghanistan in march. even a limited amount of siphoning of u.s. money has a terrible impact. our report finds that the second largest source of money for the insurgency is siphoned off u.s....
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forces afghanistan. facility is a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces or the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005, $11.4 billion has been made available or is intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of operations since 2005 -- by way of operations since 2005 to 2010, and will also $7 billion of the money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 20 to one in 2012. and -- between 2010 and 2012. and 10 of the audits have been focused on addressing infrastructure projects. they have essentially covered the afghanistan national army,, pants for the afghanistan national police, -- compounds for the afghanistan national police, and the reconstruction effort under the emergency response program. ily to provide immediate assistance to the population of afghanistan. we have over 90 investigations under way involving infrastructure. they can be categorized in areas of bribery, country fraud, faulty c
forces afghanistan. facility is a critical component of the reconstruction of the afghanistan security forces or the building of the afghanistan security forces. since 2005, $11.4 billion has been made available or is intended for the security forces infrastructure. much of this money has come by way of operations since 2005 -- by way of operations since 2005 to 2010, and will also $7 billion of the money is appropriated or will have been appropriated between 20 to one in 2012. and -- between...
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are you leaving a stable afghanistan or an unstable afghanistan. based on that, i in afghanistan would have to take my own countermeasures. this is important. if you leave afghanistan in an unstable condition or not a fully stable condition -- fully stable militarily and politically -- then i presume there are two possibilities in my personal analysis. either afghanistan goes back to 1989 fighting against each other, or it goes back to 1996 when it was the pashtun taliban on one side and the northern alliance -- on one side and the northern alliance on the other side. in either case, pakistan has to fend for itself. the adverse impact will be on pakistan. leaders in pakistan must think of securing pakistan. the united states must sit down with pakistan and discuss these issues. the second element, which need clarification -- i know there are indian sitting here. -- indians sitting here. he is a good friend of mine. my bluntness does not mean i am on popular in india. >> you were born in india. [laughter] >> yes. that is why i say india and pakistan
are you leaving a stable afghanistan or an unstable afghanistan. based on that, i in afghanistan would have to take my own countermeasures. this is important. if you leave afghanistan in an unstable condition or not a fully stable condition -- fully stable militarily and politically -- then i presume there are two possibilities in my personal analysis. either afghanistan goes back to 1989 fighting against each other, or it goes back to 1996 when it was the pashtun taliban on one side and the...
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in afghanistan in particular, both the united states and pakistan do want stability in afghanistan at some basic level. neither country wants to see other country unravel in the way it has in the past. however, pakistan wants to retain a significant influence in afghanistan as well, and they are worried about an indian influence in afghanistan. talking about a destabilized afghanistan that pakistan had influence in and unstable afghanistan with india influence, they would want to see a unstable afghanistan. we don't want to see the region gauge of a proxy civil war. and so there is a difference of opinion. there's a difference of priority. and many of these differences then essentially boil down to these kind of crisis events like this border incident that we saw just in the past couple of days. we're not necessarily working completely cross-purposes but in important ways we are. it's not just a family squabble. it's something more significant than that host: do the pakistanis view a -- essentially india? guest: not necessarily. i think that they have been upset with the version of af
in afghanistan in particular, both the united states and pakistan do want stability in afghanistan at some basic level. neither country wants to see other country unravel in the way it has in the past. however, pakistan wants to retain a significant influence in afghanistan as well, and they are worried about an indian influence in afghanistan. talking about a destabilized afghanistan that pakistan had influence in and unstable afghanistan with india influence, they would want to see a unstable...
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and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important than the money is what bob schieffer said, it's the pain of war. and this congress needs to come together and say to mr. obama, let's bring them home this year, next year, but not wait until 2014, 2015. mr. speaker, i close as i always do an the floor of the house, please, god, bless our men and women in uniform. please, god, bless the families of our men and women in uniform. please, god, in your loving arms hold the families who have given a child dying for freedom in afghanistan and iraq, and ask god to bless the house and senate that we will do what is right in the eyes of god for his people.
and you're spending $10 billion a month in afghanistan and you can't audit the books in afghanistan. and kids are dying. and yet right here in america we are cutting programs for children to get a pint of milk in schools. and we are saying to a senior citizen, no sandwich at the senior citizen center because we can't afford it. but, mr. karzai, we are sending you $10 billion. mr. speaker, it's borrowed money. it's not even uncle sam's money. it's probably uncle chiang's money. more important...
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attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of patriotic duty, honor and sacrifice in our daily walk as americans. semper fi, lance corporal. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentleman from california, mr. mcclintock, for five minutes. mr. mcclintock: thank you, mr. speaker. on june 26, the roadside bomb in iraq claimed the life of a young man from orville, california, army staff sergeant russell jeremiah procter, age 25, on his third tour of combat duty. he was laid to rest last week in silent ceremonies in california. sergeant procter leaves behind
attack in afghanistan. as we grieve the lots of one of our finest citizens and share the grief with his family, we marvel that such heros have lived among us. he gave up everything to protect his neighbors and extend the blessings of freedom to those who have never known it. he was proud to serve his country. in honor of him, we need to thank our service men and women and pray every day for their safe return. we monitor the service and memory of the lance corporal and follow his example of...
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troops for afghanistan. we can generate today, for example, off of libya, there are 40 ships operating. only about 12 from the united states. the rest from our european allies. why is that? because we are embedded with them and operate with them. i would say geography, mutual training and the benefits of that and finally the ability to leverage these forces forward are three very strong advantages. >> let me ask you about one other thing. you mentioned today nato takes over the libyan operation. are the rules of engagement clear? i think we all assume that if an airplane gets up in the sky, a libyan airplane, if will be shot down. if a tank moves, it seems like the tank is taken out. but it's not clear to me if there are a group of libyan government soldiers massing together what our reaction to that. so i guess my question is, are the rules of engagement clear? what can you tell us about them? and in a nato context, are they determined by the least common denominator or who sets them? >> terrific question.
troops for afghanistan. we can generate today, for example, off of libya, there are 40 ships operating. only about 12 from the united states. the rest from our european allies. why is that? because we are embedded with them and operate with them. i would say geography, mutual training and the benefits of that and finally the ability to leverage these forces forward are three very strong advantages. >> let me ask you about one other thing. you mentioned today nato takes over the libyan...
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military and training afghanistan forces as the drawdown begins in afghanistan. that is coming up at 3:00 eastern. eastern.
military and training afghanistan forces as the drawdown begins in afghanistan. that is coming up at 3:00 eastern. eastern.
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basically because our goals in afghanistan are incompatible. the pakistanis want a friendly state and they do not think the karzei government is back. if we pushed too hard, the danger is, things could get a whole lot worse. if we were to come to blows with the pakistan army, the only force in society strong enough to prevent a jihadist takeover of the state. i believe you with a paraphrase of colin powell. break it, and you own it. >> thank you. you talk of a fifth coup. is this going to be a function of the structural changes and the makeup of the pakistan army? the fact that they are not going to be interlinked with the last, in the view of what has happened in the 20 years? to what extent will this be due to the personality of the army chief? they tend to have different personalities and 10 to play different roles. -- tend to play different roles. >> i very carefully avoided using the phrase "coup." the process is much more slow- moving than that. much more insidious. it is a process of power all moving into the hands of the army leadership
basically because our goals in afghanistan are incompatible. the pakistanis want a friendly state and they do not think the karzei government is back. if we pushed too hard, the danger is, things could get a whole lot worse. if we were to come to blows with the pakistan army, the only force in society strong enough to prevent a jihadist takeover of the state. i believe you with a paraphrase of colin powell. break it, and you own it. >> thank you. you talk of a fifth coup. is this going to...
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register that as afghanistan and iraq. this resolution is the companion to forward-leaning senate legislation introduced by senators kerry, mccain and cardin and durbin. immediately after they introduced the legislation in the senate, i brought it to the house so we can make progress on this very important debate before us. if i had my way, and i don't, mr. chairman, we wouldn't be in libya at all. but i don't have my way, and here we are and the solution now is going to be to cut off funding and suddenly walk out. we have a responsibility to our allies. as long as we are continuing to supply logistics, materials and critical intelligence and operational capabilities and no boots are on the ground, we must support our allies who are carrying out the direct combat operations. we must stand with nato. again, mr. speaker, if i had my way, and i don't, there are revisions to this resolution that i think congress ought to consider. i maintained that a better date to end the authorization would be in september and certainly no l
register that as afghanistan and iraq. this resolution is the companion to forward-leaning senate legislation introduced by senators kerry, mccain and cardin and durbin. immediately after they introduced the legislation in the senate, i brought it to the house so we can make progress on this very important debate before us. if i had my way, and i don't, mr. chairman, we wouldn't be in libya at all. but i don't have my way, and here we are and the solution now is going to be to cut off funding...
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we put greater pressure on afghanistan and pakistan, al qaeda leadership in afghanistan and pakistan. and we have increased our cooperation with counterterrorism exercises with the government of yemen. >> does the president have confidence in margaret's ability? >> great confidence. >> you can tell us if she is -- is she the lead envoy now or is there any thought of sending somebody like ambassador back to -- >> i think ambassador wisner was sent to have one conversation that he had, he reported back on that, ambassador scoby was well aware of that and she takes part in the daily deputies committee meetings in the situation room run by the n.s.c. in order to assess the situation on the ground in egypt. >> and is the president aware that the iranian opposition has requested -- or give a sympathy protest, does he have message for the iranian leaders on that? >> i think the iranian leaders mentioned something around watching what was happening in egypt and i think i challenged the islamic republic of iran to show its responsiveness to its citizens by allowing such a march to happen and w
we put greater pressure on afghanistan and pakistan, al qaeda leadership in afghanistan and pakistan. and we have increased our cooperation with counterterrorism exercises with the government of yemen. >> does the president have confidence in margaret's ability? >> great confidence. >> you can tell us if she is -- is she the lead envoy now or is there any thought of sending somebody like ambassador back to -- >> i think ambassador wisner was sent to have one conversation...
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as to gaddafi, says not afghanistan. it is a relatively simple placed geographically, but it is it fair to say the united states and its allies want gaddafi to go, he would be gone. you say you have x number of days to go, you can either go the easy way or the hard way, but you need to go. ryan reagan tried to kill him in the 1980's. there is more than sufficient reason to go and get gaddafi. >> you have tried to follow the war powers resolution in libyan military action? >> i would reserve as executive for robert of the argument that the war powers act does not apply. however, in the case that it might and as a courtesy and of respect for the congress, i would have more fully consulted with them, because the case that made as a courtesy to the congress, not necessarily as a legal obligation. >> you would have consulted with congress than obama? >> i think he had a couple of leaders over first-and witches -- over for sandwiches. on march 7, i said established or threaten the no-fly zone in libya at that moment. gaddafi o
as to gaddafi, says not afghanistan. it is a relatively simple placed geographically, but it is it fair to say the united states and its allies want gaddafi to go, he would be gone. you say you have x number of days to go, you can either go the easy way or the hard way, but you need to go. ryan reagan tried to kill him in the 1980's. there is more than sufficient reason to go and get gaddafi. >> you have tried to follow the war powers resolution in libyan military action? >> i would...
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$10 billion a month on afghanistan. for the price of about six days of fighting the war in afghanistan we could make up the difference between the president's homeland security request and the allocation in this bill. six days. the majority clearly has one set of standards for important domestic programs and another, quite another for military ventures abroad. if you want to wage a war, no questions asked. but if you want to support first responders or educate small children or preserve medicare, you better duck because the budget act is aimed at the people's priorities. i remind my friends in the majority that terrorist will strike us here on our shores, in our homeland, in our capital, an enormous military footprint that's stomping down in a sovereign country thousands of miles away, a country where osama bin laden wasn't fighting and al qaeda is barely active is not where we need to be putting our efforts. let's do the smart thing. let's fully fund homeland security and let's save money and lives by bringing our troo
$10 billion a month on afghanistan. for the price of about six days of fighting the war in afghanistan we could make up the difference between the president's homeland security request and the allocation in this bill. six days. the majority clearly has one set of standards for important domestic programs and another, quite another for military ventures abroad. if you want to wage a war, no questions asked. but if you want to support first responders or educate small children or preserve...
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province of afghanistan. he was employed to afghanistan as part of the first battalion, eighth marine regiment, second marine division out of camp lejeune, north carolina. he leaves behind his mother, his father, a sister, a brother, who serves in the georgia national guard. he also leaves behind a nephew. ramon desired to become a united states marine from an early age. family members call ramon's spending hours playing military video games and watching the military channel when he was a teenager. ramon began training to enter the service even before he graduated from high school. he passed up recruitment offers from the navy, army, and air force to join the marines. many family members were apprehensive about ray moan joining the marines, but he felt that it was his duty to serve. he told his family, don't try to worry about me much. i'm glad i'm doing what i always wanted to do. friends and family members who recalled ramon remember a young man who was not only driven to serve his country but also someone
province of afghanistan. he was employed to afghanistan as part of the first battalion, eighth marine regiment, second marine division out of camp lejeune, north carolina. he leaves behind his mother, his father, a sister, a brother, who serves in the georgia national guard. he also leaves behind a nephew. ramon desired to become a united states marine from an early age. family members call ramon's spending hours playing military video games and watching the military channel when he was a...
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today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope extra kate ourselves from the war when so many benefit from the insecurity used to justify or continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of the foot print fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and endless war. with that said, i want toocus today on the hearing on three basic questions. one, what is the scope of contracting corruption in afghanistan. two, what is being done to address it? three, how can we dramatically reduce it? i'm skeptical about the design of the united states endeavor there, today's hearing focuses on practical solutions that can be implemented right away. congresshad an important role to play. this spring, i worked with the armed services committee to include the authorization act giving commanders in the field more authority to immediately stop contracting with companies that undermind our troops on the ground. i intro
today, the business of afghanistan is war. how can we hope extra kate ourselves from the war when so many benefit from the insecurity used to justify or continued presence. we crossed a tipping point in which the size of the foot print fosters further instability. every additional soldier and supply convoy we send to afghanistan further fuels the cycle of dependence, corruption, and endless war. with that said, i want toocus today on the hearing on three basic questions. one, what is the scope...